Search at the Individual-Level, Dyadic-Level, and Aggregation to the Organizational-Level

Abstract

Organizational search permits organizations to solve challenges, explore opportunities, and develop new solutions. This symposium takes inspiration from the coalitional perspective advanced in A Behavioral Theory of the Firm. The papers collected in the symposium examine search performed at different hierarchical levels of organizations and by diverse groups within organizations. We also offer perspectives on bridging the micro-macro gap in organizational search – and the micro- macro gap in organizational research more generally. Considering how search occurs at the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels in organizations provides insights into what elements of the processes remain the same across levels, what elements differ, and cross-level differences. Rethinking the social context of search Presenter: João Duarte; Maastricht U., School of Business and Economics Presenter: Pino G. Audia; Dartmouth College The Effect of Prior Aspiration Diversity on Team Performance in Coordinated Search Presenter: Jerry M. Guo; Aarhus BSS, Aarhus U. Presenter: Thorsten Wahle; Alliance Manchester Business School, U. of Manchester How Organizational Structure Determines Effective Exploration across Hierarchical Levels Presenter: Oliver Baumann; U. of Southern Denmark Presenter: Kannan Srikanth; The Ohio State U. Fisher College of Business Presenter: Tiberiu Sergiu Ungureanu; Ohio State U. Gender representation congruence on R&D lab research novelty Presenter: Sarah Edris; Maastricht U., School of Business & Economics Presenter: Boris Lokshin; Maastricht U., School of Business & Economics